Under-construction Bhara Kahu bypass faces 2nd mishap in a week.

ISLAMABAD -- After an urgency created on the strict directions of the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for early completion of Bhara Kahu bypass, a second mishap in a week occurred on Thursday in which girders of flyover collapsed.

The incident happened in less than a week after the bridge's shuttering came apart leaving two labourers dead and three injured on last Saturday. According to the details, three out of four girders were launched successfully on a portion of under-construction flyover but the balance could not be maintained while launching a fourth girder that pushed the rest of three girders downward. CCTV footage of the incident making the rounds on social media showed the massive concrete girders of the flyover tipping over, hitting another one before eventually caving in entirely, barely missing a pedestrian. Soon after the incident, Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Noorul Amin Mengal rushed on site along with some other officers and ordered an inquiry into the incident, the same as he had ordered in an earlier incident. Speaking to reporters at the site, Amin said that the accident occurred due to a 'crane slipping.' 'The safety and health of the labourers cannot be compromised at any cost,' he added. He, however, claimed that we are not in a hurry and all the construction work is carried out while keeping safety of labourers in mind and quality of work is also being ensured.

However, officers associated with the project informed that the mega bypass project, which has five-kilometre road with a bridge and five underpasses besides one kilometer elevated...

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